Compiled from the following sources:

Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006

Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005

Revision History:

Biography Revised: 6/9/2006
Career Data Updated: 6/9/2006

PHOTO: Lin Yifu
Lin Yifu 林毅夫
Founding Director of the China Center for Economic Research of Beijing University
Born: 1952
Birthplace: Taiwan

Biography

Lin Yifu, male, Han nationality, is a native of Taiwan. He was born in 1952, received a master's degree from Beijing University, a MBA degree from National Chengchi University, and received a doctorate of economics from the University of Chicago. He served as a professor of the China Center for Economic Research of Beijing University
until 1993.